by Nnimmo | Jul 29, 2020 | Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Food, Stories
The aroma from the tilapia on the grill wafted around the street corner. Entering every home through the front door and exiting through the windows. Everyone in the neighbourhood knew when Mama Ogie had set up shop for the morning and when some tilapia sizzled on her...
by Nnimmo | Jul 26, 2020 | Culture, Environment, Food, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
There is something about water that draws humans and other living beings. Could it be the fact that up to 60 percent of the human body is made up of water? When people say that water is life, the meaning goes deeper than the fact that water quenches our thirst,...
by Nnimmo | Jun 26, 2020 | Culture, Poetry
It is exactly at a time when mass gravesLine the streets as grim markers of a stubborn invisible foe That we understand the need to appreciate little graces It is precisely at a time when we hug and even cry in pityThat we must arise and see sparkling rainbows...
by Nnimmo | Jun 12, 2020 | Culture, Poetry
Nostalgia, memories in the rear views of life Mirrors with many faces and dreams may be rife But focus on the perspective etched by the vista of converging parallels Know that though hopes, visions, dreams and paths ahead wear enticing apparels We must know which and...
by Nnimmo | Jun 8, 2020 | Analysis, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Food, Governance, Policy
Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems in the the Gulf of Guinea and the Congo Basin face a lot of challenges and this year’s World Oceans Day offers us a good anchor for reflection. The theme of this year’s World Oceans Day is Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean....
by Nnimmo | Jun 1, 2020 | Culture, Governance, Poetry
Social distances widen graphics by Chaz Maviyane-Davies As physical distances shrink We saw this didn’t you As the knees of the murderous cops Dug into the neck and body of George Floyd I can’t breathe! As the fires flash As the bullets fly As murderous...
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